Pedophile McCoole seeks sentence cut

Notorious pedophile Shannon McCoole, who was an administrator for a global child pornography network and abused children in his care, has asked for his 35-year jail sentence to be cut.

McCoole came before the South Australian District Court on Wednesday in a bid to have his jail time reduced because he had testified against other pedophiles in Europe.

After he was jailed in 2015, the former Families SA childcare worker gave evidence from prison to a Danish court in the case against a 48-year-old known only as TL - who was accused of abusing four children.

His counsel, Mark Griffin, described McCoole's co-operation with authorities since his conviction as significant, especially his assistance with the Danish proceedings.

Ian Press, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said he would like to read the transcript of the Danish hearings.

"But on its face, there would be some merit in the application," Mr Press said.

Judge Paul Rice said just what the mechanics of any reduction would be, "is a difficult question".